Virgilio Garcia Lerma

Virgilio Garcia Lerma has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and clinical research industry. Virgilio is currently working at Worldwide Clinical Trials as the Senior Director, Regulatory pre-award Strategy and Business Development Lead. In this role, they oversee a team that provides strategic advice on regulatory clinical development, tools development for business growth, and training and coaching.

Prior to their current position, Virgilio held various leadership roles at Covance, including Director of Project Management, Start-Up, and Senior Director of Regulatory and Site Services. Virgilio was responsible for providing strategic guidance, tools development, and training and coaching in these positions, supporting department growth and overseeing senior team members.

Before Covance, Virgilio worked at Parexel as the Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs and at PRA Health Sciences as the Senior Manager of Global Regulatory Affairs. In these roles, they provided strategic regulatory advice, financial and operational support, and managed regulatory professionals and applications.

Earlier in their career, Virgilio held positions at Patheon, Norbrook Laboratories ltd, autonomo, and ROVI CM, where they gained experience in regulatory affairs, compliance, quality assurance, and team management.

Overall, Virgilio has a strong background in regulatory affairs, business development, and team leadership in the pharmaceutical and clinical research industry.

Virgilio Garcia Lerma pursued an Executive MBA from EAE Business School from 2017 to 2018. Before that, they completed their Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Engineering at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid from 1990 to 1995.